Table 2.
Participant demographics and objective eating rates by self-reported speed of eating category (n = 78).
| Characteristic | Self-Reported Speed of Eating | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Medium | Slow | |
| N (%) | 37 (47.4) | 31 (39.7) | 10 (12.8) |
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 21.4 (2.0) | 21.0 (2.6) | 21.1 (0.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.6 (3.8) | 23.2 (4.2) | 24.3 (3.7) |
| Sex, n (%) female | 26 (70.3) | 25 (80.6) | 7 (70.0) |
| NZ European ethnicity, n (%) | 26 (70.3) | 23 (74.2) | 5 (50.0) |
| Objective eating rate, median (25th, 75th percentiles) | |||
| Mean eating rate (g/min) | 50 (37, 57) | 45 (31, 52) | 33 (27, 42) |
| Within-person SD (g/min) | 6 (4, 9) | 5 (3, 10) | 4 (3, 8) |
| Coefficient of variation (%) | 13 (8, 19) | 14 (7, 24) | 12 (10, 20) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NZ, New Zealand; SD, standard deviation.